Our Company

Welcome to Okamoto USA, Inc.

You might not recognize the name Okamoto USA, Inc., but there’s a good chance you’re
already familiar with one or more of our products, including Beyond BodiHeat® heat
pads and BEYOND SEVEN® condoms, as well as many other offerings in the automotive and
home furnishing industries. Okamoto USA, Inc. of Sandusky, Ohio, a wholly owned
subsidiary of Okamoto Industries, Inc. of Tokyo, Japan, has been busy building
a reputation for high-quality rubber and plastic products. Our focus on innovation
has made us pioneers in the field and ensures that every product bearing the Okamoto
name is of the highest quality. At Okamoto, we’re dedicated to bringing you innovative
products – and to ensuring a brighter future for our employees, our Sandusky community
and the planet on which we all live.

Okamoto Japan
Since 1935, spanning multiple generations, name changes and the influences of ever-evolving
consumer trends, Okamoto Japan has continued to grow and thrive by offering rubber
and plastic products of the highest quality to enhance the lives of our customers.

Ibaraki PlantCity of Ryugasaki; Ibaraki, Japan

Known as a company always looking to push the boundaries of science and technology,
Okamoto is driven by the desire to achieve higher levels of customer comfort and
satisfaction. We’ve focused our energies to develop innovative processes that
allow us to manufacture reliability into every product that bears our name. And
we will continue to use our resources to enrich the experiences of our customers
and the fortunes of our employees, shareholders, vendors and the community in which
we live and operate.

Production
Okamoto Japan has a vast network of facilities throughout the country that research,
develop and produce the products that fuel our international growth and continued
success. Most products are produced in one of three plants in Japan – operating
with the highest degree of quality, consistency and efficiency.

Shizuoka Plant:

Plastic films (PVC, PP, TPO, ABS, etc.)

Food wrapping film

Automotive interiors

Flexible containers

Wall coverings

Wood grain film

Others

Ibaraki Plant:

Condoms

Heat pads

Gloves

Adhesive tapes

Douches

Others

Fukushima Plant:

Rubber tire chains

Boots

Ice packs

Rubber bands

Plastic films

Flexible containers

Humidity absorbers

Others

History
The Japan Rubber Industry was founded in January 1934 with just 50,000 yen and a
corporate mission to manufacture a line of rubberized clothing and raincoats. Just
one month later, latex condoms were added to the product mix under the name Okamoto
Rubber Co., Ltd., an addition which has fueled our steady growth ever since.

Yoshiyuki OkamotoPresident, Okamoto Industries, Inc.

1949 was a milestone year, the year we were listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
Nine years later, a major merger began another period of rapid growth and expansion.
By joining forces with Nippon Gum Industries, Ltd. and Riken Rubber Co., Ltd.,
we became an even more cohesive and dynamic enterprise, strengthened by the ideas
and technologies that our new associates brought to the table.

By 1974, Okamoto USA, Inc. opened in New York, as our operations in Japan and other
countries continued to expand and strengthen. Over the years, our successful joint
ventures with Reebok Japan, Inc., Michelin Japan and other strategic partners have
helped put us on the fast track in lucrative markets, as we continue to build a
reputation for the highest quality, most innovative products and processes available
today.